The people yourbusiness runs on.
Traverse is a Toronto recruiting firm with dedicated teams across six capabilities, placing operations, manufacturing, AI, sales and finance roles across Canada and the US. Permanent, contract and retained, with a guarantee on every placement.
Found. Won. Kept. · Find · Win · Build · Position · Scale
One recruiting partner. Four ways to use it.
Permanent, contract, retained or a standing program: pick the one that fits the seat, and keep the same team either way.
Permanent and direct hire
Supervisors, specialists and leaders you want for the long run, two or three vetted profiles at a time.
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Contract and temp
Cover a shutdown, a leave, a new line or a project deadline with people who have landed fast before.
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Retained leadership search
Plant, operations and finance leadership, searched end to end with a shortlist you can stand behind.
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A hiring program, not a one-off
Find, win, build, position, scale: a bench you can hire from next quarter instead of a scramble every time.
Learn more →Six markets. One playbook.
Each specialty has its own screen, its own bench and its own recruiter. You get the one who knows your market.
Operations
Plant, supply chain and operations leadership
- Plant Manager
- Director of Operations
- Operations Manager
- Production Supervisor
Contract staffing
Contract and temporary cover for shutdowns, new lines and peaks
- Contract Production Supervisor
- Contract Maintenance Technician
- Interim Controller
- Contract Accountant
AI and data
AI, machine learning and data roles
- AI Engineer
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Data Engineer
Manufacturing
Food manufacturing first, then industrial
- Production Manager
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Maintenance Technician
- Millwright (433A)
Sales
Sales and business development roles
- Account Executive
- Business Development Manager
- Sales Manager
- Director of Sales
Finance
Finance and accounting roles
- Controller
- Accountant (CPA)
- Financial Analyst
- FP&A Manager
See your market the way we see it.
A hiring guide built for your business and no one else's: who is competing with you for the same people and what they pay, where the candidates who would want to work for you live, and how you stack up against the employers around you.
You will not find this anywhere else. It comes from our own index of your market, rebuilt every week: every employer around you, every role they post on their own site, Indeed and LinkedIn, what they pay, and the candidates in your field nearby. We recruit in this market every day; the guide is what we see, drawn for you.
- Who is competing for your people. Every employer posting your kind of role near you this month, from their own sites, Indeed and LinkedIn, with the pay each one shows.
- Where your competitors are. A heat map of the businesses competing with you for the same people, and the ones hiring your roles right now.
- Where your candidates live. A heat map of the people in your field around you, by town, and how many live within a daily commute of your door.
The people they needed to grow.
A food manufacturer
20+ people hired
One plant, twenty-plus hires, line staff to finance.
Read the case studyA global automotive components manufacturer
55+ positions filled
Fifty-five-plus placements over four years, across six departments.
Read the case studyA material handling and industrial automation manufacturer
30+ roles filled
Thirty-plus engineering and manufacturing hires in three years.
Read the case studyA look at what is open right now.
- Manager, Custody Operations and ControlsTorontoCanadaOct 26, 2026
- Strategy Operations ManagerNew YorkUSOct 29, 2026
- Document ControllerEdmontonCanadaOct 28, 2026
- Production SupervisorCarsonUSOct 27, 2026
- Junior AI Native EngineerCanadaOct 28, 2026
- Data Engineering Architect (SAP + Databricks)ArlingtonUSOct 29, 2026
- Manufacturing EngineerBoltonCanadaOct 28, 2026
- Production ManagerRustonUSOct 28, 2026
- Business Development ManagerTorontoCanadaOct 29, 2026
- Sales Account ManagerJacksonvilleUSOct 29, 2026
- AccountantTerrebonneCanadaOct 28, 2026
- Senior Tax AccountantWilmingtonUSOct 29, 2026
Three steps. No resume stack.
A short call
Tell us the role, the team and what good looks like on your floor or in your pipeline.
2-3 vetted profiles
We run an active search and send two or three people who fit. Not a stack of resumes.
You interview, you hire
Market rates, a fee structure that fits the search, and a guarantee on every candidate hired through us.
The questions every hiring manager asks first.
What does it cost?
Market rates, and the structure flexes with the search. Fully contingent, which costs nothing unless you hire. Retained for leadership roles. A blend for volume. It depends on how many roles you have and how much of the recruiting you want us to carry, and we agree the structure on the call, before any search starts.
What if the hire doesn't work out?
Every candidate hired through Traverse comes with a guarantee. We stand by it, and we walk you through the terms on the call.
How fast will we see people?
The search starts right after the call, and bringing your time to hire down is the first job. You get two or three vetted profiles that fit the role, the shift and the certifications, not a stack of resumes. On the call we'll tell you what the market looks like for your role in your area.
What we are seeing in the market.
Staffing a Fixed-Date Project Without Overbuilding the Team
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Build, Borrow or Both: Getting AI Capability Into Your Team
Before you post an AI role or sign a project contract, decide what you need to own, what you only need to finish, and who will run the work.
Designing Work for People and AI Agents: A Hiring Manager's Guide
Before you hire for AI or buy another agent, break the workflow into tasks and decide who owns each one. That choice drives the roles you actually need.
A role open that is costing you every week?
Pick a time. A Traverse recruiter who works your market will call to talk through the role, what the market looks like for it right now and what good looks like for your team.
Two or three vetted profiles per role, and a guarantee on every candidate hired through Traverse.
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